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COPYRIGHT, l8Sc 
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A, W. Carter. 



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May thy Christmas morning break 
Holy and bright and calm ; 

And may all thy life for His dear sake 
Be a joyful Christmas psalm. 



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For Christ Himself is come to be 
Thy glorious Christmas gift. 



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a HAPPY CHRISTMAS to 
/[] For the Light of Life ; 
And His coming is the 

Of the dark and w: 1, 

The grandest orient glow mus 
The lowliest wester 
But His great light, 
So full, so bright, 
Ariseth for thv heart to~d. 
His shadow-conqi: 
pass av 

A happy Christmas to you i 

For the Prince of Peace is cor: 
And His reign is full of bl 

Their very crown and sui 
No earthly calm can ev 
'Tis but the lull before t he blast ; 

But His great Peace 

Shall still increase 
In mighty, ail-rejoicing sws 
His kingdom in thy hear. 



led Wonderful/ 5 — Xsa. ix : 6. 

:RFUL! Wonderful! 
out the Name, O Christmas chimes 
ierful ! Wonderful ! . 
Echo the word to farthest climes ! 

ay the splendor of this great Name 
Shine and glow with a mighty flame, 
Filling thy life with its glorious rays, 
llitig thy spirit with Christmas praise. 



The wilderness shall rejoice, 
And the wintry waste shall sing, 

:e wakening herald voice 
Of the coming of the King. 

So the sparkling Christmas now 
Is dearer than summer light ; 

For He whom we love came down below 
In the hush of a Christmas night. 



Give me a song, O Lord, 

That I may sing to Thee. 
In true and sweet accord. 

With angel minstrelsy. 
Oh tune my heart that it may bring 
A Christmas anthem to my King ! 

be to Him, our Strength and Song ; 
in blessings deep and Song. 



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M«OW let us sing the Ang 
^y^, That rang so sweet and 
When heavenly light and 

On earthly eye and ear ? ~~~ 
To Him we sing, our Saviour Ki 
Who always deigns to he; 
"Glory to God ! and pea; 

He came to tell the Father's kn 

His goodness, truth, and 
To show the brightness of I le, 

The glory of His faa 
With His own light, so full and bright 

The shades of death to chase. 

" Glory 7 to God ! and peace on ear; 

He came to bring a glorious 

" Good-will to men ; "— - and wh 
Because He loved us, Jesus came 

For us to live and die. 
Then sweet and long 

Again we raise on high : 
"Glory to God ! and ] 






he notes of the Christmas Song ! 
Sound it forth through the earth abroad ! 
Glory to God ! 
Blessing and honor, thanks and laud 
the joy of the Christmas Song !. 
dings good and true ? 
Peace to you, 
od's good-will that is ever new ! 



Down the ages hoary 

Peals the song of glory, 

Peace, and God's good-will I 

Other echoes die away, 

But the song of Christmas Day 

Echoes from the Judean hill, 

Ever clearer, louder still 

nay its holy, heavenly chime 
Make all thy life a Christmas time ! 



Unto vou the Child is born, 

this blessed Christmas morn, 
to be your peace ; 

for He hath found you ; 
u, with full release 
>ra the weary chains that bound you : 
you may rise 
<■ the skies, 



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5jM)ARK ! "Halle 
j^<£ Is it prophetic echo > 
When. He, 01 

And all the earth sha 
Lift heart and voice, and swell 
While hallelujahs peal, to Him 



The wondrous love ani 
The fullness and the 

The meaning and the 
Of all the Christmas ■ 

May Christ Himself unfol 

And bid you go rejoicing 



Upon the same bright 

Our gaze may meet, though severed 
The Star of Bethlehem to 
Shines brightly on oar wintry 
And, gazing on its radian o. 
Our hearts may meet, 



A bright; and bl 

With echoes of the ai mg. 

And peace t 

And holy glad 
And sweet heart ca 
This is my Christmas wish 



'">THER year is dawning! 
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In working or in waiting 
Ail other year with Thee. 



the tale the years are telling 
Always be 
Like an angel-anthem swelling 
Through thy spirit's quiet dwelling, 
glory all-excelling 
Dawn for thee. 



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CI ^Happy f>w Veap b y oa . 

fe HAPPY NEW YEAR! Oh such n 
(f5^/ Joyously, surely, and fully for 
Fear not and faint not, but b 
And trustfully enter thy hap ;irl 

Happy, so happy 1 Thy Father shall guide, 
Protect thee, preserve thee, and always pr< 
Onward and upward along the rig' 
Lovingly leading thee day by day, 

Happy, so happy! Thy Saviour shall 
Ever more precious and present with the 
Happy, so happy ! His Spirit thy Gue 
Filling with glory the place of His r 

Happy, so happy! Though shado 
May gather and darken, they Met 
Of the glorious Voice that saith, ' Be c 
Then joyously enter thy happy h 



N the year with Thy goodness, Lord 

And make every hour a gem 
In t\\& living diadem. 

That sparkles to Thy praise. 

the year with Thy grace, O Lord S 
fresh anointings shed 
waiting servant's head, 
10 treads Thy royal ways. 

own the year with Thy glory, Lord I 
the brightness and the glow 
its heavenly overflow 
own Thy beloved's days I 



rppy, because He loves thee! 
.yy, because He lives! 
Bright with that deepest gladness 
hich only Jesus gives. 

, because He guides thee,, 
Because He cares for thee ; 
- vet so happy, 
thy New Year be ! 

ay of untold gladness 
sadness, 

lee ! 









fr^€EW mercies, new 
^ft New 
da 
New notes of thanksgiving 
New praise in the mom 
New-wine in thy chalice. 
New fruits for thy Master, new 
New gifts from His treasure. 
New streams from the Fount 
New stars for thy crown, and 
New gleams of the glory t 
New light of His countenanc 
All this he the joy of thy new 



Blessings unspokei 

Each day in its rainbow fligh 

New gems in thy 
May each in the smile of Him be bri 
Who is changeless Lo 
Till the glory seem to thy tranced si| 

As heaven to earth 



All my blessing 

Oh 9 how good Thou ari 



xli ; 10. 

; TAN DING at the portal. 

Of the opening year, 
Words of comfort meet us, 

Hushing every fear. 
Spoken through the silence 

By our Father's voice, 
Tender, strong, and faithful, 

Making us rejoice. 

Onward, then, and fear not, 
Children of the Dav ! 

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For His word shall never, 
Never pass away ! 

he Lord, am with thee, 
Be thou not afraid I 
I will help and strengthen, 

Be thou not dismayed ! 
Yea, I will uphold thee 

With My own Right Hand ; 
Thou art called and chosen 
In My sight to stand. 

Onward, then, and fear not 

Children of the Day ! 
For His word shall never, 
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i^ e Waitio-, 

fjHOUGH the 
> Far apart, or seve 
Yet the farewell a 

And the we 
Meanwhile God is le 
Through the shade 
To the house where, 
Only welcomes wait u 



Strong and 

Trust Him for ih 
He shall lead thee to the end, 

Ever gracious ; 
As the everlasting hi 

Thou shalt find His 
As the c 



Now Thy loving Sp 

On our lives outpour ; 
Make us know Thee better, 

Make us love Thee more, 
Take us no 

Make us all Thine o\\ 
Keep us Thine fore 

Keep us Th 



'"/ear Thou gives! me, 
Lord, I consecrate to Thee, 
Wit] its nights and days; 
Fill my hand with service blest. 
Fill my heart with holy rest, 
And nil my life with praise. 

my a happy year be thine, 
our Father will i 
[e has traced the fair design. 
He will fill it, line by line, 
Working patiently until 
Thy completed life shall shine 
Glorious in the life divine. 



The future ! who may lift, the veil 
And read its yet unwritten tale ? 
sorrow and joy alike we leave 
In the Hand that doeth all things well, 

I calmly from that Hand receive 
All that each coming year may tell. 
would not ask of life or death, 
It shall be as the Master saith. 



right New Year, and a sunny track 
long an upward way, 
d a song of praise on looking back, 

When the year has passed away, 
And golden sheaves nor small nor few ! 
New Year's wish for you ! 



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From G\°f*\j to GI°r»v." 

II Cos, iii : 1$, 

MoM^^M- g^ or y URt0 glory!" Be this our joyous song, 
£p> As on the King's own highway we bravely n 
along 1 
" From glory unto glory ? " O i i ring cheer ! 

As dawns the solemn brightness i jiad New Year. 

Our own beloved Master "hath many things to say ; ; " 
Look forward to His teaching, unfolding day by day ; 
To whispers of His Spirit, while resting at His feet, 
To glowing revelation, to insight clear and sweet. 

And closer yet, and closer the golden bonds shall be, 
Enlinking all who love our Lord in pure sincerity ; 
And wider yet, and wider shall the circling glory glow. 
As more and more are taught of God that mighty 
know, 

Now onward, ever onward, from M strength to strength " 
we go, 

While " grace for grace " abundantly shall from His full- 
ness flow, 

To glory's full fruition, from glory's foretaste here, 

Until His Very Presence crown our happiest New Year I 



Arise ! and on thy future way 
His blessing with thee be I 

His presence be thy staff and stay, 
Till thou His glory see. 




And may this thy Iffe-sosig be, 

ins that loveth thee. 



